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Beyond Einstein : Perspectives on Geometry, Gravitation, and Cosmology in the Twentieth Century / / edited by David E. Rowe, Tilman Sauer, Scott A. Walter
| Beyond Einstein : Perspectives on Geometry, Gravitation, and Cosmology in the Twentieth Century / / edited by David E. Rowe, Tilman Sauer, Scott A. Walter |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2018.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, NY : , : Springer New York : , : Imprint : Birkhäuser, , 2018 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (500 pages) |
| Disciplina | 530.11 |
| Collana | Einstein Studies |
| Soggetto topico |
Mathematics
History Gravitation Quantum physics Geometry, Differential Science - Philosophy History of Mathematical Sciences Classical and Quantum Gravity Quantum Physics Differential Geometry Philosophy of Science |
| ISBN | 1-4939-7708-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Preface -- Part I Mathematical and Physical Underpinnings of Spacetimes -- Figures of Light in the Early History of Relativity (1905–1914) -- The Behaviour of Rods and Clocks in General Relativity and the Meaning of the Metric Field -- Hilbert on General Covariance and Causality -- Part II Testing General Relativity and Rival Theories -- Putting General Relativity to the Test: Twentieth Century Highlights and Twenty-First Century Prospects -- Rotating Hollow and Full Spheres: Einsein, Thirring, Lense, and Beyond -- Relativistic Lighthouses: The Role of the Binary Pulsar in Proving the Existence of Gravitational Waves -- The Rise and Fall of the Fifth Force -- Part III Geometry and Cosmology, Past and Present -- Cyclic Models of the Relativistic Universe: The Early History -- Inflation and the Origins of Structure -- Problems with Modified Theories of Gravity, as Alternatives to Dark Energy -- The Unexpected Resurgence of Weyl Geometry in Late 20th-Century Physics -- Part IV Mathematical Motifs in General Relativity and Beyond -- Matter from Space -- The Surprising Resolution of the Poincarén Conjecture -- Unified Field Theory up to the 1960s: Its Development and Some Interactions Among Research Groups -- Part V Quantum Gravity, Conformal Boundaries, and String Theory -- The Formulation of Quantum Field Theory in Curved Spacetime -- Conformal Infinity – Development and Applications -- String Theory and Spacetime Geometry -- Conference Program. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910300549203321 |
| New York, NY : , : Springer New York : , : Imprint : Birkhäuser, , 2018 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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A Delicate Balance: Global Perspectives on Innovation and Tradition in the History of Mathematics : A Festschrift in Honor of Joseph W. Dauben / / edited by David E. Rowe, Wann-Sheng Horng
| A Delicate Balance: Global Perspectives on Innovation and Tradition in the History of Mathematics : A Festschrift in Honor of Joseph W. Dauben / / edited by David E. Rowe, Wann-Sheng Horng |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2015.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Birkhäuser, , 2015 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (427 p.) |
| Disciplina | 510.9 |
| Collana | Trends in the History of Science |
| Soggetto topico |
Mathematics
History History of Mathematical Sciences |
| ISBN |
3-319-12030-1
3-319-12029-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Preface -- Set Theory and Foundations of Mathematics -- On the Boundaries of Mathematics and Physics -- European Mathematics in Transition -- Mathematics and its History in Modern Cultures -- Traditional Chinese Mathematics -- Chinese Mathematics: Transmissions and Transformation -- Selected Bibliography of Joseph W. Dauben -- Bibliography. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910299782803321 |
| Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Birkhäuser, , 2015 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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